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The Definitive Music Festival Essentials List | All the Gear and Supplies to Fest Like a Pro

by The Freaks - Staff

Being properly prepared with the right supplies for a music festival can make it exponentially smoother and more enjoyable, especially at intensive camping fests like Suwannee Hulaween. To help improve your festival season, I’ve drawn from years of personal experience and veterans of the scene’s wisdom to create the ultimate, comprehensive guide on must-have music festival apparatus. Below I’ve compiled the most cost-effective, practical, fully-featured products of dependable quality into the definitive list of music festival essential items, with links to recommended gear. Fill up your shopping cart and take your fest game to the top!

Hydration Pack/Backpack/Fanny Pack

The perfect festival pack balances form and function so you can carry everything you need for a full day comfortably. I’ve been using the Unigear tactical hydration pack for two years and absolutely swear by it, as I can cram tons of items into its two pockets in an organized fashion and only have to refill the 2.5 liter water bladder once or twice a day. Sojourner’s hydration packs offer stylish, more ergonomic designs, 2 liter water bladders and two pockets with decent space. If you prefer carrying a water bottle or want a bag that can fit things like a jacket or smaller poi in it, crossbody sling bags are cheaper and only use one strap to more closely hug your body. Small, clear backpacks are en vogue currently, while the geometric reflective backpacks look super cool. Holographic fanny packs will fashionably hold a phone, sunglasses, some makeup and small stuff.

Eyes and Ears

Chromadepth 3D glasses are absolute game changers for concerts and festivals. They layer colors in the order of the rainbow to create a powerful depth enhancement of lasers, lights, art and LED screen visuals that frequently produce jaw-dropping results. Befriend those around you in the crowd by sharing them and watch the priceless reactions. The effect is subtle enough that you can still see things clearly and walk around while wearing them (unlike diffraction and kaleidoscope glasses), yet dynamic enough to upgrade your vibes in a wonderfully trippy way. Keep the view crisp and free from smudges and sweat with a microfiber cleaning cloth. Also get a stylish pair of sunglasses for sunny afternoons and stay clear-eyed at particularly dusty and desert festivals with eye drops.

Perhaps the most important item for concerts and festivals across the board is a great pair of ear plugs. Considering how loud it gets – especially as you get closer to the blasting speakers – hearing protection is absolutely necessary to prevent lasting damage. With a two-flange design, EarPeace plugs fit in your ears extra comfortably and provide pristine, high fidelity noise cancellation without sacrificing sound clarity. These effectively tune down surrounding crowd chatter, though you can still listen to people talking to you. They come with a sleek metal carrier, a spare plug in case you lose one, and two other sets of switchable filters for louder sound/less protection or maximum noise blocking. HearSafe plugs are also solid quality, sporting a stronger level of noise reduction without distorting or muffling sound, and an included secondary pair with an ultra-high reduction level so you can adjust for deafening loudness on the fly. The high-frequency noise attenuation is particularly suitable for musicians, crew members and rail riders.

General Hygiene, Haircare and Toiletries

Sometimes hygiene at a festival includes a real shower, sometimes it doesn’t. But the Shower Toga makes it a breeze to change out of your clothes and take a makeshift shower anywhere. And if you want warm water to rinse off with, you’ll need a solar shower bag. Pop up showers are nice to have, although they aren’t cheap, take up space at camp and require set-up and break-down. Baby wipes are a must for general cleanliness and hygiene. You can wash your hair without showering using dry shampoo. Gold Bond prevents chafing and relieves itching in sweaty areas. Everyone hates smelling B.O. in a crowd so don’t forget to wear deodorant, and Febreze can help dispel the scent of your dirty clothes and stinky shoes back at camp. You’re bound to get some clogged pores with so much sweating each day, so clean your face with cleansing cloths/acne treatment pads.

Makeup

For all the time that goes into festival makeup routines, you’ll want a decent vanity mirror that stands on its own. Stick-on face jewels imbue any festival look with glamour and glistening magic, while glitter eyeliner/eyeshadow add a shimmering, sparkling frame around the window to your soul – just remember the glitter primer first so it stays on. You’ll want quality, waterproof mascara for it to endure a full day of sweaty dancing and overflowing emotion. A tinted moisturizer maintains radiance in your skin and setting spray keeps makeup in place till the end of the night.

Sun Protection

Sunburn suffering is no fun at a festival, and may even throw off your game like getting too messed up can. Spray on high-SPF sunscreen early on to protect yourself, and reapply to susceptible areas later from a travel bottle if spending hours under the direct sun. Neutrogena’s sunscreen avoids acne consequences on sensitive skin, while Solarcaine efficiently soothes and relieves the pain when burns do occur. Prevent chapped lips with lip balm or chapstick. And whether it becomes part of your outfit the whole day or just while lounging around late morning to mid-afternoon under the blazing sun – wear a wide-brim to shade your head and shoulders, like a bucket hat, boonie cap, fashionable fedora or floppy felt hat.

Bandanas

These multifunction bandana/headband/mask variety packs give you stylish accessories to keep your hair back, dust out of your mouth and sweat out of your eyes. Run one under a cold stream at a water filling station and put it on for some relief from the heat. But if you drench an actual cooling bandana in water and drop it in your iced cooler in the morning, then tie it around your head when entering the fest under the blazing sun of the afternoon, it can remain cold and lower your body temperature for up to several hours.

Folding Hand Fans

When you’re overheating in the middle of a crowd, fans will save your life. Folding hand fans – especially the large ones – will also make you friends by generating cool air for the people around you. Apply some essential oils to your fan and you’ll be doubly popular as the pleasant scents waft about. The larger size fans come in all sorts of wacky designs, so when held high, they can serve as an identifier for groups without a totem. However, the smaller hand fans fit in backpacks, fanny packs and pockets much easier, and still remain one of the most clutch items to have at a festival or show. Get a pack of them to share with friends (they’re always massively grateful) and to replace those that eventually break.

Battery-Powered Fans

Electric fans will keep you cool without tiring your wrist – especially the wearable, dual-headed neck-fan, which fully adjusts while also providing colorful illumination. Bear in mind battery length, size and functionality for your best electric fan option. The COMLIFE clip-on, fully-rotatable fan is worth the extra cost as you can attach it to your hydration pack, totem and somewhere in your tent to oscillate breeze in your face during sweaty sets and sticky nights for up to 40 hours on one charge. The handheld misting fan offers an extra level of refreshing temperature control against the humidity. The Aibocn fan can serve as an emergency phone charger if you moderate your use, while the classic O2COOL portable fan can constantly blow air in your face while at camp, powered by ultra long-lasting D batteries.

Stay Dry

Some people just get wet, while others dance in the rain – but that’s a lot easier to do when wearing a poncho. The Newbyinn disposable ponchos take up very little room in your bag, are thick enough to hold in enough warmth when the rain turns chilly, prevent unwanted tearing and won’t stick right on your body. For a reusable poncho, the lightweight, Hapshop raincoat sports snap buttons so you can open it up, it comes in different colors (the clear model still fully showcases your outfit underneath) and only requires a bit more space than a single-use poncho. Bring some Ziploc bags to safeguard your phone and other electronics in the rain. Water repellent spray can keep your shoes, tent and camp chairs drier from wet weather. And a ScorchedEarth microfiber towel packs in much smaller than a regular towel and dries far quicker.

Athletic Compression Sleeves

This one’s a major festival hack: instead of carrying around a jacket, having to go back to camp and grab one, or just toughing it out if it gets cold at night, athletic compression sleeves will keep your arms warm while adding slick style to your look. When it’s still hot out, they can be scrunched down on your wrists or stored in your pack, where they take up hardly any space at all. They also optimize blood circulation to reduce muscle soreness and wick sweat from your skin, miraculously staying cool enough to wear in the heat. I recommend different styles for each arm; select multiple options from the variety of designs available to mix and match with all your outfits and costumes.

Footwear and Care

Sandals or flip flops are a must to avoid the grime of camp shower floors, and they also make running to the bathroom from your tent a much faster process. If a deluge turns the festival grounds into a swamp, hiking or rain boots allow you to traverse the mud bogs and easily enjoy the music despite the mess. But even in optimal weather, your dancing shoes are likely to get some scuffs and/or turn a few shades darker at any outdoor festival. A water, dirt and stain protection spray will keep them looking fresh in spite of the elements (when applied correctly). Painful blisters on your feet may materialize as the weekend progresses, but a roll of moleskin that can be cut into different shapes and sizes will help you push through and keep dancing till the end.

Important Basics

Always carry a pack of gum when festing – it can help you maintain through the dehydration and cottonmouth when your water is empty and you don’t want to re-up until the set has ended. A pack of bottled water is always a smart call so you don’t have to trudge to a refill station when you’re too worn out to move, but a couple 1-liter water bottles prove most useful for larger fill-ups and washing off soap and shampoo in lieu of an actual shower.

If you or a campmate sustain cuts/minor injuries, you’ll be glad to have a first aid kit on hand. Sure, you can use your phone flashlight to see at night, but a bright headlamp makes navigating the darkness a simpler, hands-free affair – a necessity if you have to set up a tent after the sun’s gone down. And if you don’t have any lights to wear at night with your festival outfits or adorn your campground, bring along a tube of glow sticks to add essential raver visibility.

Power Sources

Your phone battery won’t last more than a day or two at a camping festival, and other electronics will need more juice as well. Instead of plugging into and running the car for hours just to recharge, with a high capacity external power bank you can refill the battery life of multiple items at once while hanging out or sleeping at your campsite. A 20,000 or greater mAh portable charger ought to last all weekend, while a mini-size, lightweight power bank can fit into even a fanny pack and avoid the hassle or cost of charging stations/lockers during dying-phone emergencies. I also use external battery blocks both big and small for the USB-powered LED strips on my light-up festival outfits and totem.

USB charging cords lose effectiveness over time, so if yours aren’t fast-charge reliable, get a few durable new ones for efficient battery recovery. When road tripping with several people to a festival, a DC to AC car power inverter allows everyone to use and charge their devices simultaneously, including the friend who has a work or school report they have to finish on their laptop during the drive. If an AC power outlet is needed for some reason during the fest, like plugging in your air mattress to quickly inflate or using a hot glue gun for costuming, you can do so from your car. And in case one of you accidentally drains the car battery (or someone wanders into your camp Monday in that situation), having a pair of jumper cables compatible with all sizes of cars ensures a quick fix to still get home in time.

Rooftop Cargo

When driving to camping festivals and – despite masterful Tetris packing skills – the car can’t fit everyone plus everything, a cargo bag for the roof provides the extra space needed for all your stuff. The RoofBag straps fit any car, whether it has a roof rack or not. And unlike hardtop cargo cases, it’s easily storable and affordable, yet still waterproof. Also get a protective mat to keep the bag from sliding around and scratching the roof.

Very Helpful Tools

At non-car camping festivals, hauling all your gear to the campsite can be more taxing than carrying The One Ring into the fires of Mount Doom. But a good collapsible wagon turns that trek into smooth sailing. Some things at camp are bound to rip, come undone or need to be rigged together, and duct tape will solve this problem. When something more delicate breaks – often thinner plastic – you’ll have a fighting chance of repairing it with superglue. For all sorts of other instances calling for a knife, screwdriver, wire cutter, bottle opener or pliers (like reattaching a tent zipper that’s come off the track) – a multitool can do it all.

The H+LUX Bluetooth locator can help you find your phone, campsite or even your group, depending on how you use it. The connected app can show you on a GPS map where the locator was when last connected to your phone, and its Bluetooth reconnects with your phone’s when within 165 feet. You can then sound the alarm from the app to find your way back to it – great for tracking down your tent when disoriented in the campgrounds at night, or pinpointing friends in a huge crowd. Pushing the button on the keychain-sized locator will ring your phone when in Bluetooth range, useful whether you misplaced your phone in your camping area or if it just flew out of your hand while dancing in the audience.

Camping Tent

Whatever a tent lists as its capacity, subtract at least two from that number to determine how many people would fit in there comfortably with their bags and beds. The SEMOO tent, nearly 8’x10’ with almost 6’ of standing room, makes for an ideal and inexpensive setup for a couple – or a single with a queen-sized air mattress plus plenty of gear. The 7’x’7 Ozark tent, at only $25, is the best option if starting out solo and on the cheap, or flying in and needing to buy a tent for just that weekend. The 16’x9’ CORE tent can house a group of four to six, while the giant Ozark base camp tent would suit a group of eight – or make for the dope party residence of a campsite. Lay a tarp beneath your tent (fold any protruding edges under also) to keep the tent floor dry. The stakes that come with tents get bent and lost easily, so don’t forget some strong spares and a soft mallet to pound them into the ground.

Air Mattress or Cot

If tent space is limited or you’re flying to a festival, a low-to-the-ground, twin or queen size air mattress is cheap and can be picked up from Walmart on the way to the fest. Otherwise, the 22″ Intex or 18″ Veken elevated queen air mattresses are the most affordable, comfortable and reliable options, and feel luxurious in comparison. Don’t forget the air pump and C batteries to power it. For hotter festivals like Bonnaroo, you’ll only need a fitted sheet over it and a top sheet to get under. As air mattresses often spring a leak eventually, having a repair patch kit in your inventory would also be wise. Make sure to get the 2- or 3-year protection plan when purchasing an air mattress so you can get it replaced for free if/when an irreparable leak occurs.

If you don’t want to worry about any of that, you’ve got enough room in your car for the folded frame and you don’t mind a slimmer, one-person width, then the Coleman ComfortSmart Cot is a sturdy, modestly priced alternative for a satisfying sleeper. The 80-inch length will particularly appeal to tall campers, and being able to store items under the cot for better tent organization is an added bonus.

Sleeping Bag vs. Blankets

I prefer the breathability, cozy comfort and easier temperature regulation of sheets and blankets while camping at a festival over using a sleeping bag. When it does get cold, I wrap up in a fuzzy throw blanket that reminds me of sleeping in my own bed. If it gets too hot, I just uncover my feet or go to only the top sheet. But if you prefer to slumber traditional camping style, the Active Era lightweight sleeping bag is ideal for 50°F-70°F and the side can be unzipped for more ventilation. The Ohuhu double bag works great for couples or can be unzipped into two single bags and remains warm even down to 32°F, fitting for those spring desert festivals and cool fall fests.

Sleep Easy

One’s quantity of sleep often faces the chopping block in the sacrifices demanded by the Festy Gods, but you can compensate with more quality rest – and that rejuvenating energy is more than worth the cost. When you can’t or don’t want to bring your nice pillow from home to a camping festival, invest in a memory foam Travel Pillow or MyPillow. Both compact to carry-on luggage size and provide comfort on long flights and road trips. The shredded memory foam of the Travel Pillow quickly expands and molds to whatever cozy shape desired when unfolded, while the MyPillow unrolls and form fits for excellent neck support and easy rest.

Typical pillowcases can get gross and sweaty in festival humidity and actually irritate your skin. But the BedSure (faux) satin pillowcases don’t fall victim to that environmental condition and feel so much softer on your face, with no agitation. One of the rudest awakenings of festivals comes from the bright sun shining in way too early, especially if you were up most of the night. Wear a sleep mask to block out the light and put in your earplugs to tune out disruptive noise. And if stimulants are still racing through the wires of your brain, a sleep aid tablet ought to do the trick.

Canopy

A canopy is the bedrock to your group’s campground, providing crucial cover from the sun and rain – but those under $100 are notorious for breaking in inclement weather. Spend more now for a sturdy one that will last through multiple festival seasons. At car camping festivals, 10′ x 10′ fits the space allowance just right. Also get foam noodles to arch between the metal joints and cover of at least two if not all four corners of the canopy, which keeps water from pooling up there and weighing it down. During the kind of intense storms that trash canopies, this method helps prevent damage.

Tapestries and Tarps for Further Shade

Keep your area shaded and make it feel like a cozy home for your group with tapestries serving as vibrant walls for the canopy. This guide explains the best method for efficiently hanging tapestries without damaging them, using suspender clips and paracord (bring scissors to cut paracord into suitable lengths). Binder clips also work in a pinch. Such decoration makes your campsite recognizable in the sea of camps lined one after another. You can also hang larger tarps from the canopy using their grommets and zip ties, angling outward over your tent if it’s close and short enough, to keep it shaded and dry. Or connect a tarp from one canopy to another, serving as a shade ceiling for the area – ONLY if there’s no chance of rain in the forecast, otherwise it will pool in the middle and likely collapse and/or damage the canopies.

Camp Seating

Before and after the fest each day, you’ll want to lounge about with your crew. The inflatable sectional sofa brings the ultimate vibes of a basement party hang-out to a campsite in full force, while the inflatable pull-out sofa/mattress is excellent for small groups to chill on and someone to comfortably nap or pass out on later. The ORSEN air lounger can be taken anywhere and set up in a minute, perfect for relaxing in the venue such as during jam-band sets.

For a cheap seat, the mesh of the Ozark Trail chair is worth springing for over the most basic Walmart camping chair. The Caravan Sports zero gravity chair proves its value as you consistently lay back and melt into it at your laziest and most exhausted moments. A cup holder/tray that attaches to the side is a clutch add-on when reclined and floating on air in the chair. And of course, a hammock is a must-have for open-area camping festivals like Hulaween.

Other Camp Necessities

Add colorful mood lighting under your canopy with LED rope lights. Luci inflatable solar lanterns emit plenty of light for your canopy or tent, with the white light lasting up to 24 hours on a 7-hour charge, and the color lights running up to 7 hours on one charge. For a portable speaker at camp, the JBL Clip 2 will blast your music with some satisfying oomph and has an attached aux cord so you don’t have to waste battery on Bluetooth connection.

Instead of hanging trash bags from your canopy, using the Coghlan’s pop-up trash can makes throwing trash into it and disposing of the bag much easier. Insect repellent with picaridin is safe on your gear so spray some on the front of your tent to deter pesky bugs. Lay interlocking foam puzzle tiles under your canopy and outside your tent door so you can take off your shoes/not have to put them on and avoid dirty or muddy messes when just hanging at your campsite. And don’t forget a warm hoodie and pajama pants for cool temperatures at night’s end.

Cooking and Storing Food/Drinks

Cooking at camp isn’t overly costly nor a huge hassle, but you will need butane, a frying pan, a spatula and/or tongs in addition to the stove. You can make way tastier and HOT foods, although you’ll need to refill ice in the cooler every day or so to keep them from spoiling. Igloo roller coolers are the most convenient and spacious option for the price, but if one or two of those isn’t enough, just get a foam cooler for the rest. Any group needs a folding table for food preparation and beer pong. The mesh storage bag on the EBTOOLS table allows simplified organization for accompanying meal items like paper plates, paper towels, plastic utensils, aluminum foil and solo cups. Collapsible storage containers are really handy too.

Food Recommendations

You’re going to expend serious energy at any festival, so bring some healthy foods alongside all the snacks. Don’t go all-in on refrigerated stuff, find a balance with pantry items. Focus on foods that are filling with low prep time. I generally only buy one meal from vendors per festival to save money. Below are my go-to food options for camping.

  • Apples (naturally clean your teeth)
  • Bananas (potassium for leg cramps)
  • Sandwiches (bread, lunch meat, condiments – or pre-made sandwiches)
  • Peanut butter and jelly
  • Grilled cheese (small tub of butter, slices of cheese)
  • Bagels and cream cheese
  • Yogurt
  • Eggs, breakfast sausage and hashbrowns
  • Turkey/Beef sausage sticks
  • Beef jerky
  • Nutrigrain bars and granola bars
  • Oatmeal bars (good source of daily fiber)
  • Trail mix
  • Mariani Vanilla Yogurt Raisins, 7 Oz.
  • Chips and snack crackers (Cheez-Its)
  • Candy (Jolly Ranchers, fruit snacks)
  • A few rolls of Tums for heartburn relief
  • Case of beer
  • Box of wine

Stay Healthy

Coming down with the wook flu in the days following a fest sucks, but can be prevented with vitamins and supplements for your immune system (also be wary with slapping the bag and sharing weed). Soap dispensers at the bathrooms tend to run out, so carry a bottle of hand sanitizer with you. Pedialyte refills your electrolyte supply, and the powder packets are more cost-efficient than the actual bottles. B12 helps in converting food into energy, D3 combats fatigue and muscle weakness, and Turmeric relieves joint pain, stiffness, inflammation and strengthens the immune system. Vitamin C is one of the most powerful immune system boosters, so take it before, during and after the festival.

Alternatively, TranzLabs’ Tranzfuse powder packets include all the supplements and vitamins you need to get through a day of festing in healthy shape with energy to spare. Drinking a bottle of water mixed with a Tranzfuse packet can prevent a hangover/significantly reduce or cure it quickly, and keep your internal motor running at high performance even in blistering heat. A box of 20 packets costs $40, but such an elegant and effective solution to buying whole bottles of the various kinds of vitamins and transporting them all the way to the festival is certainly worth that price.

If you’ll be doing any drugs, you should definitely take these next four supplements as well. Niacin supports your nervous system and Lion’s Mane mushroom supplements have neuro-regenerative properties for your brain – both will assist for a smoother, more mentally beneficial trip on psychedelics. A magnesium supplement before MDMA will greatly reduce the chattering teeth effect, and 5-HTP will help restore depleted serotonin levels from rolling. It’s best to take 5-HTP daily in the preceding and following days, but not within 24 hours before or after the roll.

Drug Test Kits

Test kits save lives! We don’t advocate drug use, but if you or any of your group intend to consume substances while at a festival, someone in your crew should have the materials on hand to test that they’re actually the drugs you think they are. If a person comes up to your campsite trying to sell substances, being able to test before potentially buying can verify the product, and usually scares off those with bunk stuff outright. The Marquis reagent is the main test for MDMA and ecstasy, Mecke detects opiates, and Mandelin identifies ketamine – though each test can reveal a variety of other substances as well, including bath salts. The Liebermann reagent can expose harmful things often cut into cocaine, namely amphetamines and the veterinary deworming agent levamisole.

Reagent bottles should be stored in a refrigerator to extend shelf life. Using a white ceramic plate or porcelain testing tray for the reagent tests makes it easier to accurately interpret the colored results. Tests come with accompanying cards clarifying what the most common color reactions signify, though this chart provides a far more extensive list. And with the especially scary, massive increase the past few years in accidental Fentanyl overdoses that have occurred from ingesting other drugs, it’s extra important to test powders in particular for the extremely dangerous opioid. Detailed instructions on using drug test kits can be found here.

Pain Relief and Massage Tools

Dancing for hours a day inevitably results in a lot of sore muscles, so keep Ibuprofen on hand to deal with the pain as it creeps up on you. Numb the trouble spots in your neck, shoulders and back with Doan’s lidocaine cream. A body roller allows you to roll the knots out, while the smaller massage tools are more portable options to effectively knead recurring trigger points without tiring your hands. The Index Knobber will conveniently fit into even a fanny pack so you can attack muscle pain whenever it strikes.

The Body Back Buddy tool can work deep-tissue massaging miracles, and its design allows you to reach any tough spot on your own body and apply powerful pressure – providing as much relief from soreness as stretching does to loosen your body up and prevent it. Having one of these makes a drastic difference when everything aches after a long day partying, and your group will appreciate the crucial benefits of using it as well. You could even decorate it into a functional totem, doling out pain relief to random ravers like a magic healer.

Allergy Relief

Summer weather draws out allergens that can make those susceptible miserable with congestion and runny nose. Taking non-drowsy loratadine and fexofenadine tablets along with your vitamins once a day, as well as an antihistamine and a decongestant sporadically if you feel allergies coming on, should keep symptoms at bay. If you start to lose your voice from excited shouting, honey and menthol-infused cough drops will soothe your throat and also assist with sinus drainage. Bring a pack of Kleenex in your bag to blow your nose when needed, and put some Vicks VapoRub under it before going to bed and after waking up for a relaxing start and end to each day. Carry a Vicks and/or BoomBoom inhaler tube in your pocket to give yourself and others a refreshing breath of air and sense of calm at anytime.

Female Hygiene

Avoid period horror stories with the Diva Cup, absorb more in smaller size with o.b. tampons and wear more comfortable panty liners with Rael.

Miscellaneous Items

For the long drives to festivals, your butt and back will appreciate a seat cushion. Muck is bound to get on your clothes at some point, so carry some Shout Wipes and/or a Tide To Go pen to treat those stains immediately. Light-up foam sticks are a weightless and fun thing to wave around, and can serve as an identifier in a crowd if you don’t have a totem. Get a pack of tennis balls for beer pong and a smell-proof ashtray pocket so you aren’t tossing cigarette butts on the ground. Remember to clear space on your memory card before the festival, or buy a spare one. For ultimate undergarment comfort, there’s nothing better than MeUndies. And don’t forget your ticket, swimsuit, condoms and some plastic bags, as well as grabbing some ice and filling up the car’s gas tank before you get in the entrance line.

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